NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'could not dequeue a view of kind: UICollectionElementKindCell with identifier restaurantCell - must register a nib or a class for the identifier or connect a prototype cell in a storyboard'

Using Swift
1

I am learning Swift using a book: iOS Programming for Beginners.
I have an error that I can't see why I am getting it. I am following the book and can't see where I have made a mistake. I even copied the code from the download that accompany the book, but I still get an error.
Here is the error:
func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
<#code#>
}

func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
    <#code#>
}

Error:

2021-03-11 18:15:42.397261+0000 LetsEat2[2739:121330] *** Assertion    failure in -[UICollectionView _dequeueReusableViewOfKind:withIdentifier:forIndexPath:viewCategory:], UICollectionView.m:6379

2021-03-11 18:15:42.399561+0000 LetsEat2[2739:121330] *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'could not dequeue a view of kind: UICollectionElementKindCell with identifier restaurantCell - must register a nib or a class for the identifier or connect a prototype cell in a storyboard'
*** First throw call stack:
(
0 CoreFoundation 0x00000001803f61fc __exceptionPreprocess + 236
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x000000018016a438 objc_exception_throw + 56
2 CoreFoundation 0x00000001803f6060 +[NSException raise:format:] + 0
3 Foundation 0x000000018074983c -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 128
4 UIKitCore 0x0000000183b6924c -[UICollectionView _dequeueReusableViewOfKind:withIdentifier:forIndexPath:viewCategory:] + 2156
5 UIKitCore 0x0000000183b693d0 -[UICollectionView dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:forIndexPath:] + 100
6 LetsEat2 0x00000001009c9d04 $s8LetsEat228RestaurantListViewControllerC010collectionE0_13cellForItemAtSo012UICollectionE4CellCSo0lE0C_10Foundation9IndexPathVtF + 276
7 LetsEat2 0x00000001009c9ddc $s8LetsEat228RestaurantListViewControllerC010collectionE0_13cellForItemAtSo012UICollectionE4CellCSo0lE0C_10Foundation9IndexPathVtFTo + 164
8 UIKitCore 0x0000000183b563ec -[UICollectionView _createPreparedCellForItemAtIndexPath:withLayoutAttributes:applyAttributes:isFocused:notify:] + 408
9 UIKitCore 0x0000000183b5af54 -[UICollectionView _updateVisibleCellsNow:] + 5520
10 UIKitCore 0x0000000183b5f4ec -[UICollectionView layoutSubviews] + 320
11 UIKitCore 0x00000001848ccfa4 -[UIView(CALayerDelegate) layoutSublayersOfLayer:] + 2540
12 QuartzCore 0x0000000187676384 -[CALayer layoutSublayers] + 288
13 QuartzCore 0x000000018767c870 _ZN2CA5Layer16layout_if_neededEPNS_11TransactionE + 504
14 QuartzCore 0x0000000187687938 _ZN2CA5Layer28layout_and_display_if_neededEPNS_11TransactionE + 124
15 QuartzCore 0x00000001875df028 _ZN2CA7Context18commit_transactionEPNS_11TransactionEdPd + 412
16 QuartzCore 0x0000000187608f94 _ZN2CA11Transaction6commitEv + 732
17 QuartzCore 0x000000018760a16c _ZN2CA11Transaction17observer_callbackEP19__CFRunLoopObservermPv + 96
18 CoreFoundation 0x0000000180364190 CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER_CALLBACK_FUNCTION + 32
19 CoreFoundation 0x000000018035e90c __CFRunLoopDoObservers + 556
20 CoreFoundation 0x000000018035ee7c __CFRunLoopRun + 992
21 CoreFoundation 0x000000018035e58c CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 572
22 GraphicsServices 0x000000018b9c2740 GSEventRunModal + 160
23 UIKitCore 0x00000001843ccbf0 -[UIApplication _run] + 964
24 UIKitCore 0x00000001843d19d0 UIApplicationMain + 112
25 libswiftUIKit.dylib 0x00000001b220f328 $s5UIKit17UIApplicationMainys5Int32VAD_SpySpys4Int8VGGSgSSSgAJtF + 100
26 LetsEat2 0x00000001009c8f28 $sSo21UIApplicationDelegateP5UIKitE4mainyyFZ + 120
27 LetsEat2 0x00000001009c8ea0 $s8LetsEat211AppDelegateC5$mainyyFZ + 48
28 LetsEat2 0x00000001009c8f6c main + 32
29 libdyld.dylib 0x0000000180223cbc start + 4
)
libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'could not dequeue a view of kind: UICollectionElementKindCell with identifier restaurantCell - must register a nib or a class for the identifier or connect a prototype cell in a storyboard'
terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
CoreSimulator 732.18.6 - Device: iPhone SE (2nd generation) (CB044DEA-0C3E-475F-BB23-944A89A8280E) - Runtime: iOS 14.4 (18D46) - DeviceType: iPhone SE (2nd generation)
(lldb)

Here is the code:
//
// RestaurantListViewController.swift
// LetsEat2
//
// Created by Tony Hudson on 11/03/2021.
//

import UIKit

class RestaurantListViewController: UIViewController, UICollectionViewDataSource, UICollectionViewDelegate {

@IBOutlet var collectionView: UICollectionView!

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}

func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, numberOfItemsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    1
}

func collectionView(_ collectionView: UICollectionView, cellForItemAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UICollectionViewCell {
    return collectionView.dequeueReusableCell(withReuseIdentifier: "restaurantCell", for: indexPath)
}

}

I builds OK but gives this error when I click the cell in RestaurantViewController.
Can anyone help?

2

You should take this over to the Apple Developer Forums, because it's not a Swift language question.

Briefly, your code is asking to create cells with identifier "restaurantCell", but you haven't defined any cells with that identifier using any of the available ways of doing so.

Most likely, you have a prototype cell for this collection view in your storyboard that you've forgotten to set the identifier for.

3

I have the same issue. Have you solved it?